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Franklin rolling at his table on a stone terrace at dusk, an open humidor beside him and guests on the lawn behind

Connecticut

The cigar roller your Connecticut guests haven’t met yet.

Greenwich, Westport or a vineyard in the hills: the Opus X master roller drives up from Bethlehem and makes every guest a cigar by hand, right in front of them.

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A Tudor evening in Lancaster County, PA, August 2026

Trusted with the Fuente Opus X—At the Fuente table since 1995—Formula 1 Miami’s official roller—Featured in Cigar Journal—Chosen by Hublot, Tudor and Bell & Ross—

Your venue

Club lawn, restored barn, a deck over the water: the table belongs wherever your guests gather.

Picture it at your club in Fairfield County, a vineyard barn in Litchfield County or a house on the shoreline. All it asks for is one six-foot table and a spot near the people.

The night

At a Connecticut party, it’s the one thing nobody has seen before.

Franklin shaking hands with a guest across his table on the deck
A barn wedding outside Boston, MA, October 2025
Franklin lighting a guest’s cigar under a white tent
A garden party in Saratoga Springs, NY, August 2026

Your guests have done the tasting menu, the band and the raw bar. A master roller at his table, turning a whole leaf into a cigar while they watch, is new — and it’s where the party ends up.

Add custom bands when you book and the cigars carry your names, your date or your family’s monogram home.

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Tell him your date and your town in Connecticut. You’ll hear back the same day.

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On camera

From a Formula 1 suite to a private club terrace.

The Formula 1 weekend

Official cigar roller at Formula 1 in Miami, May 2026, in a hospitality suite above the circuit.

Nights on record

Connecticut could be next. Here’s where he has been.

From the Hamptons to Chicago, every card says where it really happened. Open any of them for the photographs.

A Tudor evening at a stone barnA Tudor evening at a stone barnLancaster County, PA · August 2026A barn wedding in New EnglandA barn wedding in New EnglandBoston, MA · October 2025Hublot’s evening at a watch boutiqueHublot’s evening at a watch boutiqueChicago, IL · June 2025A golf day on Long Island’s East EndA golf day on Long Island’s East EndSouthampton, NY · September 2026A Bell & Ross evening at a watch boutiqueA Bell & Ross evening at a watch boutiqueChicago, IL · October 2026A courtyard wedding where the bride came for a cigarA courtyard wedding where the bride came for a cigarBlue Bell, PA · August 2026A Monday golf outing at a country clubA Monday golf outing at a country clubHarrisburg, PA · August 2026A garden party under a white tentA garden party under a white tentSaratoga Springs, NY · August 2026
200+ reviews

Read it from the people who were there.

Hosts and guests, in their own words, and how often they call him family.

Franklin sat down with my wife and I and enjoyed a cigar with us. He treated us like family and gave us hugs on our way out. Papo is the real deal with a heart of gold and a sense of humor that can make anyone laugh.

Robert Kinnane

Your night

You send a date. He drives up with everything else.

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Pick the night

Send the date, the town and the venue. You hear back the same day, and a deposit holds it.

He drives up and sets up early

Humidors, tobacco and the board travel with him. Your club or caterer only has to find him a table and a spot near the bar.

He rolls until the party moves inside

He stays at the table through the last round, rolling for anyone who wants one for the drive home.

Before you book

What Connecticut hosts ask.

Yes. He drives up from Bethlehem with everything the table needs, and the trip is settled with your date when you book. He has worked from the Hamptons to just outside Boston, so Fairfield County and the shoreline are well within reach.
Often. Member-guest days, outings and club dinners: he sets up on the terrace by the clubhouse, where every group passes on the way in, and rolls through the afternoon.
One of the best. He has rolled at a barn wedding outside Boston and at a Tudor evening at a stone barn in Pennsylvania. An open-air room with a long evening suits the table perfectly.
Hublot, Tudor and Bell & Ross have had him at their events, and he was the official cigar roller of the Formula 1 weekend in Miami. For a company night, send the guest count and he’ll prepare a proposal.
Yes, with custom bands added when you book — a couple’s names and the date, a family monogram, or a company logo.

Send him the date and the town. He’ll tell you what the night can look like.

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